Caesar

American  

[see-zer] / ˈsi zər /

noun

1. Gaius (or Caius) Julius, c100–44 b.c., Roman general, statesman, and historian.

2. Sidney, Sid, 1922–2014, U.S. comedian.

3. a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heirs presumptive.

4. any emperor.

5. a tyrant or dictator.

6. any temporal ruler, in contrast with God; the civil authority.

7. a male given name: from a Roman family name.

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Caesar British  

/ ˈsiːzə /

noun

1. Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 _bc , Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus

2. any Roman emperor

3. (sometimes not capital) any emperor, autocrat, dictator, or other powerful ruler

4. a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian

5. 1. a title borne by the imperial heir from the reign of Hadrian

   2. the heir, deputy, and subordinate ruler to either of the two emperors under Diocletian's system of government

6. short for Caesar salad

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Caesar Cultural  

1. The family name of Julius Caesar and of the next eleven rulers of Rome, who were emperors.

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The emperors of Germany and Russia in modern times adapted the word caesar into titles for themselves — kaiser and czar.

Example Sentences

It depicts Caesar Rodney, who cast a clinching vote in the 1776 US Declaration of Independence from Britain but is viewed critically by some because he owned slaves.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

It said Gail's smoked chicken Caesar club also had over 1,000 calories and 90% of an adult's daily saturated fat intake.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In recent weeks, he’s been talking to other people about Napoleon and Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, comparing himself to the most consequential Western leaders in history.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Here’s the scoop on Goop…Kitchen: Gwyneth Paltrow is expanding her health-focused takeout business beyond California this month, answering the pleas of New Yorkers clamoring for its chicken Caesar wraps and gluten-free pesto pasta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Yes. When Caesar stopped the thieves from robbing me. I knew at once he was a friend. But for the men, an enemy. He was both. All at once.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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